Moth Photographers Group – Stigmella betulicola

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Nepticulidae

16a0017 – 0095.6 Stigmella betulicola (Stainton, 1856)

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Distribution Data for Stigmella betulicola

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Genitalia:	See Moth Dissection UK.
Similar Species:	Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:	betulicola (Stainton, 1856) (Nepticula) - MONA 1983: [NEW in Pohl & Nanz (eds.) (2023)] betulicolella (Doubleday, 1859) (Nepticula) nanivora (Petersen, 1930) (Nepticula)
Taxonomic Notes:	Stigmella betulicola (Stainton, 1856) is now recognized within the North American fauna north of Mexico (van Nieukerken et al. 2016).

References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)

Species Page at BugGuide.Net
Barcode of Life (BOLD)
Species Page at Mass Moths
Species Page at iNaturalist
Van Nieukerken, E.J., C. Doorenweerd, R.J.B. Hoare, D.R. Davis, 2016. Revised classification and catalogue of global Nepticulidae and Opostegidae (Lepidoptera, Nepticuloidea). ZooKeys, 628: 65-246. (PDF or read online)
Wheeler, J. et al., 2024. Moth Dissection UK, V.5.6 - Accessed 13.02.2024, species page.

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